Crested Oval Sedge vs Large Japanese Mole

Carex cristatella compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Oval Sedge	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Carex	Mogera
Species	Carex cristatella	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Oval Sedge	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.